# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=564&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 565 --- ## [How do they make a video like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-a-video-like-this/1001595)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-a-video-like-this/1001595 "2024-05-16T00:01:35Z")
I just watched a YouTube video WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE (Sung by 257 Movies!). They took a song and reproduced it by editing together words spoken in movies. I’ve seen other videos like this. Here’s Rapper’s Delight Bri… --- ## [Were draft dodgers tried by court-martial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-draft-dodgers-tried-by-court-martial/1001605)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-draft-dodgers-tried-by-court-martial/1001605 "2024-05-15T22:20:03Z")
When the US had conscription were men accused dodging the draft tried by court-martial or in civilian federal courts by jury? --- ## [What do you think makes a Superhero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-makes-a-superhero/1001271)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-makes-a-superhero/1001271 "2024-05-15T21:55:13Z")
No superpower? Then Batman and Iron Man wouldn’t count. No secret identity? Iron Man and Dr. Strange wouldn’t count. I’ve decided costume, although I suppose Constantine might count? --- ## [Is there an honourable/dishonourable way to be killed by the mafia? (Casino Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-honourable-dishonourable-way-to-be-killed-by-the-mafia-casino-spoilers/1000814)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-honourable-dishonourable-way-to-be-killed-by-the-mafia-casino-spoilers/1000814 "2024-05-15T20:08:35Z")
Still watching older movies, this time Casino. I’ve seen this perhaps 20 times. A staple of gangsters movies are people getting whacked. The classic of course is shot in the back of the head. It did get me wondering. I… --- ## [Dopers in vote by mail states, help a feller out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-in-vote-by-mail-states-help-a-feller-out/1001462)
**Author:** [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-in-vote-by-mail-states-help-a-feller-out/1001462 "2024-05-15T19:45:10Z")
My county in suburban Baltimore just finished up eight days of early voting during which just under 5,000 voters were checked through. My colleagues and I working the polls calculated roughly that the county incurred som… --- ## [How much do modern professional football players care about local rivalries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-modern-professional-football-players-care-about-local-rivalries/1001571)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-modern-professional-football-players-care-about-local-rivalries/1001571 "2024-05-15T15:56:55Z")
So I’m taking about football (aka soccer, futbol) players at modern top tier clubs. Do they really care that there is a local team who are the subject a simmering (and, usually, reciprocated) virulent hatred by their fan… --- ## [What was the most popular movie or TV show that Mad Magazine \_didn't\_ do a parody of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-popular-movie-or-tv-show-that-mad-magazine-didnt-do-a-parody-of/1001392)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-popular-movie-or-tv-show-that-mad-magazine-didnt-do-a-parody-of/1001392 "2024-05-15T14:45:37Z")
After all they only published iirc 10-12 editions per year so they couldn’t cover everything. Particularly, were there any that in your opinion were inexplicably skipped in favor of far less worth entries? --- ## [Things That Bother Me in Science Fiction Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bother-me-in-science-fiction-movies/992001)
**Author:** [@Guapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guapo)\ **Replies:** 667\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bother-me-in-science-fiction-movies/992001 "2024-05-15T12:36:47Z")
I can put up with artificial gravity and suspend disbelief for FTL travel, but some things in science fiction movies make them almost unwatchable for me: Sound in the vacuum of space Blast waves Ships banking as they t… --- ## [New autocorrect feature? Super annoying {Problem was Browser, not Discourse}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-autocorrect-feature-super-annoying-problem-was-browser-not-discourse/1001566)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-autocorrect-feature-super-annoying-problem-was-browser-not-discourse/1001566 "2024-05-15T12:25:54Z")
In the last week, I’ve noticed the site (and only this site) engaging in a lot more autocorrect. A recent example was in a thread about the “I Have a Dream” speech, where I typed “IHAD” and it autocorrected to “I HAD.” B… --- ## [Man "hides" his boat with a fence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-hides-his-boat-with-a-fence/1001586)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-hides-his-boat-with-a-fence/1001586 "2024-05-15T11:42:49Z")
Just an amusing story about getting around city regulations by sticking to the letter of the law: --- ## [Poor man's Faraday cage: Would a steel trash can protect against EM damage from coronal mass ejections or EMP attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-mans-faraday-cage-would-a-steel-trash-can-protect-against-em-damage-from-coronal-mass-ejections-or-emp-attack/1001394)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-mans-faraday-cage-would-a-steel-trash-can-protect-against-em-damage-from-coronal-mass-ejections-or-emp-attack/1001394 "2024-05-15T11:31:59Z")
Every time the sun burps another ginormous coronal mass ejection, the media issue warnings that the resulting EM surge could interfere with electronics on Earth and possibly damage very sensitive electronic devices. The … --- ## [David Sanborn has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sanborn-has-died/1001548)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sanborn-has-died/1001548 "2024-05-15T10:42:00Z")
NYT link. The brilliant alto sax musician known mainly for his jazz contributions, died of prostate cancer at age 78. --- ## [If Trump loses this year, surely he will lose too much appeal for Republicans to run him again in 2028?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-loses-this-year-surely-he-will-lose-too-much-appeal-for-republicans-to-run-him-again-in-2028/1001498)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-loses-this-year-surely-he-will-lose-too-much-appeal-for-republicans-to-run-him-again-in-2028/1001498 "2024-05-15T06:10:49Z")
I could be mistaken but I believe that William Jennings Bryan is the only candidate to be nominated for president by either the Democratic/Republican parties for 3 consecutive times. He lost all three. It’s very possibl… --- ## [What can I drink in the summer that is 'healthy'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-drink-in-the-summer-that-is-healthy/1001330)
**Author:** [@SOJA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SOJA)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-drink-in-the-summer-that-is-healthy/1001330 "2024-05-15T04:58:36Z")
Rocking into my mid and soon late 30s now I’ve cut way back on drinking throughout the year. More than a handful drinks will leave me feeling miserable in the days following no matter how much water and IDK Gatorade or s… --- ## [Non-USers: how familiar are you with this speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-users-how-familiar-are-you-with-this-speech/619440)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-users-how-familiar-are-you-with-this-speech/619440 "2024-05-15T02:46:48Z")
I’m not gonna name the speech in the thread title because of the bias it introduces (only people who know the speech would open the thread), but there’s a pretty good chance that a lot of you will guess what speech I’m g… --- ## [House of the Dragon, an HBO prequel series to Game of Thrones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-the-dragon-an-hbo-prequel-series-to-game-of-thrones/941521)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 720\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-the-dragon-an-hbo-prequel-series-to-game-of-thrones/941521 "2024-05-15T01:30:35Z")
I’ll watch it for sure. And you? --- ## [Every day I encounter something wrong with the web or my operating system, and I need a random place to talk about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-day-i-encounter-something-wrong-with-the-web-or-my-operating-system-and-i-need-a-random-place-to-talk-about-it/1001579)
**Author:** [@TJEckleburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJEckleburg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-day-i-encounter-something-wrong-with-the-web-or-my-operating-system-and-i-need-a-random-place-to-talk-about-it/1001579 "2024-05-14T23:35:49Z")
For example, just one hour ago: I’m using a Chromebook. I went on Youtube, and ended up watching some Youtube shorts. I tried to post a comment to one of the Shorts videos, but then this happened: I discovered I can’t p… --- ## [Disagree with Miss Manners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-miss-manners/1001400)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-miss-manners/1001400 "2024-05-14T23:01:38Z")
I’ve read all of her books, numerous times over. I believe she is in her 80s, things were different when she was young. She has written no woman should speak to an unknown man in public, any man is too forward to say h… --- ## [Legal Types: What is Ineffective Assistance of Counsel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-types-what-is-ineffective-assistance-of-counsel/1001565)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-types-what-is-ineffective-assistance-of-counsel/1001565 "2024-05-14T22:50:25Z")
In the thread on Trump’s Hush Money trial the notion of requesting a mistrial due to ineffective assistance of counsel as a deliberate strategy has come up. However, generally, that notion has been rejected for a variety… --- ## [Queen Victoria was an artist. Who knew? LINK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-victoria-was-an-artist-who-knew-link/1001547)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-victoria-was-an-artist-who-knew-link/1001547 "2024-05-14T22:48:45Z")
Watercolors were Her Majesty’s field, and she painted in her journals. She also did inks and pencils. A warm & charming style, she had. LINK TO ARTICLE --- ## [I’m getting a little sick of everyone having their hand out!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-getting-a-little-sick-of-everyone-having-their-hand-out/1001467)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-getting-a-little-sick-of-everyone-having-their-hand-out/1001467 "2024-05-14T22:04:33Z")
It seems that everywhere I go, some entity is begging me for money. At the grocery store it’s “Round up for Education” (which I usually do, but don’t I pay taxes for this?). At Firehouse Subs, it’s some First Responder… --- ## [Has anyone here ever met or worked with Charlie Day of Sunny in Philly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-met-or-worked-with-charlie-day-of-sunny-in-philly/1001567)
**Author:** [@SpacedOutBanana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacedOutBanana)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-met-or-worked-with-charlie-day-of-sunny-in-philly/1001567 "2024-05-14T20:44:13Z")
Have always heard really nice things about him and he’s definitely my favorite of the gang. --- ## [ID this scene for me (from a comic book?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-scene-for-me-from-a-comic-book/1001530)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-scene-for-me-from-a-comic-book/1001530 "2024-05-14T20:01:31Z")
I remember seeing this scene. I’m around 90% certain it was in a comic book but I might be wrong. One of the characters had traveled back in time from a few years in the future to give the main cast an important message… --- ## [Vehicle crash test - "firecrackers" on the roof of the car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-crash-test-firecrackers-on-the-roof-of-the-car/1001563)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-crash-test-firecrackers-on-the-roof-of-the-car/1001563 "2024-05-14T19:29:04Z")
This video shows a Volvo being crash tested. On the roof of the car, toward the back above the rear window, there’s a row of some sort of small objects or devices which can be seen to “pop” or “fire” at th… --- ## [Opinions on Meidas Touch Youtube reports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277 "2024-05-14T18:49:21Z")
Several folk have linked to Meidas Touch Youtube vids in the threads concerning Trump and his litigation. I wondered what everyone thought the presenters and their material. Boy, do these guys have day jobs? Hard to i… --- ## [How to unstick a stuck barbecue grill vent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-unstick-a-stuck-barbecue-grill-vent/1001553)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-unstick-a-stuck-barbecue-grill-vent/1001553 "2024-05-14T18:33:04Z")
I have an old but still in pretty good shape Weber kettle-style grill with vents at the bottom that are opened and closed with a single metal lever. It’s gotten stuck tight and does not budge at all. Fortunately the vent… --- ## [Like a bull in a China shop: China's future is broken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-bull-in-a-china-shop-chinas-future-is-broken/987900)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-bull-in-a-china-shop-chinas-future-is-broken/987900 "2024-05-14T17:51:34Z")
I’ve been saying for years that the stock price of Tesla - essentially giving it a market cap of more than all the other car companies in the world combined - is insane and unsustainable. I still think it is, but the wor… --- ## [Montenegro money supply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montenegro-money-supply/1001352)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montenegro-money-supply/1001352 "2024-05-14T17:42:46Z")
I recently visited Montenegro. Their currency is the Euro, although they are not part of the EU.I don’t mean they have their own currency pegged to the Euro. I don’t mean just that they will accept Euros. I mean it’s the… --- ## [Banning menthol cigarettes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-menthol-cigarettes/940973)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-menthol-cigarettes/940973 "2024-05-14T16:26:51Z")
Reports are that the Biden administration is about to do this, but this has been on the table for several years. Question is how this plays out in terms of current Equal Rights laws and viewpoints. Key point is that for… --- ## [Ok, odd trump question - What does the Westboro Baptist Church think of Donald Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-odd-trump-question-what-does-the-westboro-baptist-church-think-of-donald-trump/1001517)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-odd-trump-question-what-does-the-westboro-baptist-church-think-of-donald-trump/1001517 "2024-05-14T16:11:17Z")
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